The Juxtaoral organ in humans is a small longish structure (10–14 mm in length 1–2 mm in diameter) situated laterally of the buccal muscle in both cheeks. The organ consists […]
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Angle of His
The angle of His is the acute angle created between the cardia at the entrance to the stomach and the esophagus. It forms a valve preventing reflux of duodenal bile […]
Incisura anterior auris
The incisura anterior auris or intertragic incisure is the space between the tragus and antitragus of the pinna — a portion of the external ear. Other names include anterior auricular […]
Otic placode
In embryology the otic placode is a thickening of the ectoderm on the outer surface of a developing embryo from which the ear develops. The ear including both the vestibular […]
Glycogen body
A glycogen body is an oval structure in the spinal cord of birds that is made of specialized cells that contain large amounts of glycogen. The function of this structure […]
Vulva
The vulva (from the Latin vulva plural vulvae see etymology) consists of the external genital organs of the female mammal. This article deals with the vulva of the human being […]
Anatomy of the cerebellum
The anatomy of the cerebellum can be viewed at three levels. At the level of large-scale anatomy the cerebellum consists of a tightly folded and crumpled layer of cortex with […]
Apical foramen
In anatomy the apical foramen is the opening at the apex of the root of a tooth through which the nerve and blood vessels that supply the dental pulp pass. […]
Acoustic tubercle
The acoustic tubercle is a nuclei on the end of the cochlear nerve.The cochlear nerve is lateral to the vestibular root. Its fibers end in two nuclei: one the accessory […]
Orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus
The Orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus is the part of the inferior frontal gyrus named opercularis (literally the part that covers) because it covers part of the insula.